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Sep

9

2020

Last Go Round: A Real Western
by Ken Kesey and Ken Babbs

Ken Kesey and fellow Merry Prankster Ken Babbs bring us a “real American Western” based upon events from the 1911 Pendleton Round Up, which he first heard around campfires as a child in eastern Oregon. Filled with real life colorful characters and great, snappy dialogue, the Kens craft a wonderful American Tall Tale, exaggerated and …

Apr

10

2012

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

“I don’t read many children’s books but this one really blew me away. It’s the story of a ten-year-old boy who is starting school for the first time, of the trials he faces, and his ultimate triumph. This would be difficult for any home-schooled child, but Auggie was born with facial abnormalities that are pretty …